97
97
Oct 10, 2012
10/12
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 97
favorite 0
quote 0
but paul ryan is just a terrible deficit for the ticket. the other thing is it is a base election. when we get to this point when we're looking at likely voters, ours are less likely to turn out. they are the young, they are the disadvantaged, they are the new citizens who haven't made a habit of voting. if we see an electorate like in 2008, barack obama wins. if we saw the one from 2010, he loses. so we talk about the independent swing voters all the time but think this is coming back down to the base for both sides. >> i think the obama team has been brilliant on the basics throughout all of this. but one of the basics they can't get away from is the 47% video. i think that is who mitt romney is. and i don't think they can allow him to escape these comments. he said these comments behind closed doors to people he needed their support and money and it's just a condemnation of who he is. then of course, he supports the ryan plan. great to have both of you with us tonight. two of the best, no question about it. thanks for being on "the ed show." remember to answer tonight's question
but paul ryan is just a terrible deficit for the ticket. the other thing is it is a base election. when we get to this point when we're looking at likely voters, ours are less likely to turn out. they are the young, they are the disadvantaged, they are the new citizens who haven't made a habit of voting. if we see an electorate like in 2008, barack obama wins. if we saw the one from 2010, he loses. so we talk about the independent swing voters all the time but think this is coming back down to...
1,433
1.4K
Oct 10, 2012
10/12
by
COM
tv
eye 1,433
favorite 0
quote 0
>> obamacare ads trillions to our deficits and to our national debt. i will repeal obamacare. >> jon: all right. that's something. and while the statement "obamacare adds trillions to our deficit and to our national debt" is a lie! (laughter) it's a complete lie. (laughter) the point is it's going. we have an immoral debt. while covering people with pre-existing conditions and keeping people on their parent's health insurance is popular, cuts have to be made. >> there are a number of things that i like in health care reform. one is to make sure that those with pre-existing conditions can get coverage. two is to assure that the marketplace allows for individuals to have policies that cover their family up to whatever age they might like. >> jon: so you're repealing obamacare but you're keeping the good parts of health care, social security, and medicare for current seniors and you're going to keep the employment and you're going to cut taxes by 20% and build more submarines and destroyers that the pentagon doesn't want and tackle our immoral debt and de
>> obamacare ads trillions to our deficits and to our national debt. i will repeal obamacare. >> jon: all right. that's something. and while the statement "obamacare adds trillions to our deficit and to our national debt" is a lie! (laughter) it's a complete lie. (laughter) the point is it's going. we have an immoral debt. while covering people with pre-existing conditions and keeping people on their parent's health insurance is popular, cuts have to be made. >>...
151
151
Oct 10, 2012
10/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 151
favorite 0
quote 0
some serious deficit reduction. and i think when he looks at the math, if the three choices if, what i've outlined is correct and almost every expert agrees, you can only have two of those. which is the one that even he might go for? i'm not saying he will say that tomorrow. but i don't think he'll be the president so it won't matter. but that's what i think. >> does this put pressure on your colleagues? >> you know, there's no pressure i can put on them. i can propose an idea and see people grasp it. if it helps move things forward, that is my intention and i hope that's what happens. >> i want to double-check in terms of major retirement entitlement reform. one of the big issues is raising the age. are you taking it off the table? >> no, i am not taking anything off the table. i have been personally against raising the age. i continue to be. i have never on any of these issues say i will not support this bill. i don't think raising the age will happen. i think there's a lot of opposition to it. >> you just mention
some serious deficit reduction. and i think when he looks at the math, if the three choices if, what i've outlined is correct and almost every expert agrees, you can only have two of those. which is the one that even he might go for? i'm not saying he will say that tomorrow. but i don't think he'll be the president so it won't matter. but that's what i think. >> does this put pressure on your colleagues? >> you know, there's no pressure i can put on them. i can propose an idea and...
93
93
Oct 10, 2012
10/12
by
WJLA
tv
eye 93
favorite 0
quote 0
the new that he was driving our deficit. -- who knew that he was driving our deficit? a new obama campaign at mitt romney campaign week.ent last we have one out of six in poverty, 47 on food stamps, and the s timeent is spending hi saving big bird. i will spend my time talking jobs.saving but the latest polls show both neck-and-neck. you can watch the debate right thursday at 9:00 on abc 7. during that debate, we invite onto wjla.com and you us your instant reaction. >> of former cancer patient is out raged while trying to take a trip to paradise. hear what she said she was do at the airport. i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. "i'm not in favor of a $5 trillion tax cut. that's not my y plan." mitchell: n"the nonpartisan tax policy center concluded that mitt romney's tax plan would cost $4.8 trillion over 10 years." vo: why won't romney level with us about his tax plan, which gives the wealthy huge new tax breaks? because according to experts, he'd have to raise taxes on the middle class - or increase the deficit to pay for it. if we can't trushim here... how
the new that he was driving our deficit. -- who knew that he was driving our deficit? a new obama campaign at mitt romney campaign week.ent last we have one out of six in poverty, 47 on food stamps, and the s timeent is spending hi saving big bird. i will spend my time talking jobs.saving but the latest polls show both neck-and-neck. you can watch the debate right thursday at 9:00 on abc 7. during that debate, we invite onto wjla.com and you us your instant reaction. >> of former cancer...
118
118
Oct 10, 2012
10/12
by
FBC
tv
eye 118
favorite 0
quote 0
if you look a that looming debt and deficit, as far as the eye can see, i think we a realize that in negotiated settlement is going to have to be reached. we have a spending problem in washington. we are cutting as much an even more bad, but at some point i think we are going to realize that the revenues areoing to need to us match the -- to come up a bid to match -- neil: some revenues and taxes in that equation. >> of eliminating some of the loopholes and special interests were government is forging the behaor and punishing bad behavior, is that we want to do? no. i think we can simplify and make it fair. by that we would give greater revenues. >> it sounds like it does commission point of view. enough of us know we have to pony up and get over ourselves and so the bg problems. neil: whenever you do or a la-duck session does, we won't be here deember 301st. >> is heavilyope not. i think that leads -- we already have uncertainty. this brings more. lack of faith. possible downgrade. i don't hink we consummate that and i don't think we should. we at least but to next year and figure o
if you look a that looming debt and deficit, as far as the eye can see, i think we a realize that in negotiated settlement is going to have to be reached. we have a spending problem in washington. we are cutting as much an even more bad, but at some point i think we are going to realize that the revenues areoing to need to us match the -- to come up a bid to match -- neil: some revenues and taxes in that equation. >> of eliminating some of the loopholes and special interests were...
169
169
Oct 10, 2012
10/12
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 169
favorite 0
quote 0
so mitt romney will cut the deficit by doing something that will add to the deficit. the other thing he brought up, pbs. the only specific that mitt romney gave in terms of how he will cut the deficit. the only detail he provided was that he would eliminate 1/100th of 1% of the budget. there have been lots of attempts to put the number in sper perspective. here's more. >> the federal share of the corporation for public broadcasting is about $450 million this year. that $450 million is about what the pentagon spends every six hours. >> six hours. to be clear, mr. romney and mr. ryan's idea for the deficit to save the country from fiscal disaster and pay for the stuff they want to do that's really expensive, their plan is to eliminate six hour's worth of defense spending. one-fourth of one day's worth of defense spending. at the same time, to make overall defense spending go like this. because, you know, they are the numbers guys. math. >>> i just find it troubling that the president's message -- the president's focus -- 28 days from election day is big bird. >> these a
so mitt romney will cut the deficit by doing something that will add to the deficit. the other thing he brought up, pbs. the only specific that mitt romney gave in terms of how he will cut the deficit. the only detail he provided was that he would eliminate 1/100th of 1% of the budget. there have been lots of attempts to put the number in sper perspective. here's more. >> the federal share of the corporation for public broadcasting is about $450 million this year. that $450 million is...
193
193
Oct 10, 2012
10/12
by
FBC
tv
eye 193
favorite 0
quote 0
debate flop, they realize a new a using big bird to sarcastically distort governor romney's approach to deficit reduction. >> one man has the guts to speak his name. >> big bird. >> it is me, big bird. >> big, yellow, a menace to our economy. lou: governor romney mentioning big bird in last week's debate as he proposed cuts and fundi to the public broadcasting system among a whole bunch of other cuts, it has not stopped sesame workshop from objecting to the president's campaign ad, the nonprofit organization wrote quote, we have approved nong campaign add and as of our general practice, have requested that they be taken down, big bird joining the aarp, and a cincinnati deli owner and nbc's andrea mitchell on the list of people who' the obama campaign to just leave them out of the obama campaign, bad news piling up for the president, some of his most reliable brends hitting him hard, little bi politic coct small ball. and the silly obama campaign. and nbc news called ad absurd, their chief white house correspondent chuck todd said, quote, when can the obama campaign going to stop talking about t
debate flop, they realize a new a using big bird to sarcastically distort governor romney's approach to deficit reduction. >> one man has the guts to speak his name. >> big bird. >> it is me, big bird. >> big, yellow, a menace to our economy. lou: governor romney mentioning big bird in last week's debate as he proposed cuts and fundi to the public broadcasting system among a whole bunch of other cuts, it has not stopped sesame workshop from objecting to the president's...
103
103
Oct 10, 2012
10/12
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 103
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> if it's true that it's not going to add to the deficit, that leaves only one option and that's asking middle class families to foot bill. >> reporter: the president's charge of a $5 trillion tax cut is obviously inaccurate and wrong. >> reporter: romney also in ohio mocked the obama campaign's mocking his plan to cut funds for pbs. >> big bird. >> big bird. >> big bird. >> he's focused on saving big bird. kind of a strange thing in my view because you see i'm focused on helping the american people get good jobs. >> reporter: sesame's street now asked the obama campaign to pull the big bird ad, yet there are weightier questions here as congress looks in to whether the u.s. was warned of the deadly libya attack. >> twice in the six month lead up, you had bombings at our compound there in benghazi and it's 9/11 in libya. what other warnings do you need? >> reporter: warnings of trouble now for president obama, romney's closing the gap. the latest polls, reuters has them tied. gallup has romney up by two. pew has him up by four. and we were talking about the polls in the balgtd ground sta
. >> if it's true that it's not going to add to the deficit, that leaves only one option and that's asking middle class families to foot bill. >> reporter: the president's charge of a $5 trillion tax cut is obviously inaccurate and wrong. >> reporter: romney also in ohio mocked the obama campaign's mocking his plan to cut funds for pbs. >> big bird. >> big bird. >> big bird. >> he's focused on saving big bird. kind of a strange thing in my view because...
135
135
Oct 10, 2012
10/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 135
favorite 0
quote 0
mitt romney had that deficit. looks like mitt romney has done himself some good in that debate to close that gap. i think you will see the first ladies out there and it is better for the first lady to talk about the "sesame street" line and big bird than the president. you saw that ad out yesterday that many people called absurd. you saw raerp romney have that editorial today and basically saying big bird versus a small president. i think they will step back from having a president talk about big bird and have the first lady do it instead. >> okay. hogan, let's jump ahead to tomorrow night. appreciate sewer truly on for vice president joe biden to deliver the debate in kentucky, same quote. team baerm needs a strong performance from biden to make up for last week and change the subject. another bad outing by a member of the ticket and democratic hand wringing could turn into full-fledged panic. is the shoe on the other foot now with president obama being the underdog, team romney, was panicking? certainly before l
mitt romney had that deficit. looks like mitt romney has done himself some good in that debate to close that gap. i think you will see the first ladies out there and it is better for the first lady to talk about the "sesame street" line and big bird than the president. you saw that ad out yesterday that many people called absurd. you saw raerp romney have that editorial today and basically saying big bird versus a small president. i think they will step back from having a president...
179
179
Oct 10, 2012
10/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 179
favorite 0
quote 0
it's commentary how unserious this administration takes deficit reduction. as far as helping the poor concerned ma'am, if you've had 8% unemployment for four years, 47 million people on food stamps that's the worst thing you can do for the poor is to have no economic growth and a terrible economy. the way you get the poor off the rolls is to get them a job. this president has done a terrible job in that regard. host: next phone call john republican. caller: he says, there's no reason to build roads in the suburbs when they put it in the cities. guest: sir, i'm not aware of that. you maybe referring to oneqrnsñf the transportation bills that passed. you confess that the funding mechanisms for those projects are very complicated. i'm not sure that i can be much help in your question. host: cleveland, ohio, democratic caller. caller: all you republicans keep saying the obama economic program didn't work. what happened, kennedy died, there was no control of the senate, you republicans filibusterrered 275 bills in 2010. they effectively killed the total obama ec
it's commentary how unserious this administration takes deficit reduction. as far as helping the poor concerned ma'am, if you've had 8% unemployment for four years, 47 million people on food stamps that's the worst thing you can do for the poor is to have no economic growth and a terrible economy. the way you get the poor off the rolls is to get them a job. this president has done a terrible job in that regard. host: next phone call john republican. caller: he says, there's no reason to build...
192
192
Oct 10, 2012
10/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 192
favorite 0
quote 0
-- new deficit neutral. no cost to the deficit and cutting $5 trillion mainly for the wealthy. let's watch. >> with regards to that tax cut, look, i'm not looking to cut massive taxes and to reduce the revenues going to the government. my number one principle is there will be no tax cut that adds to the deficit. i want to underline that. no tax cut that adds to the deficit. >> paul ryan just days before the debate last week directly contradicted romney. ryan said lowering the tax rates was more important than anything else, including getting rid of those deductions to pay for them supposedly. let's watch. >> what's most important to romney, would he scale back on the 20% tax cut for the wealthy? would he scale back and say, okay, we're going to have to raise taxes for the middle class? i guess the question is what's most important to him in his tax reform plan -- >> keeping tax rates down. by lowering tax rates, people keep more of the next dollar they earn. >> that's more important -- >> that's more importa
-- new deficit neutral. no cost to the deficit and cutting $5 trillion mainly for the wealthy. let's watch. >> with regards to that tax cut, look, i'm not looking to cut massive taxes and to reduce the revenues going to the government. my number one principle is there will be no tax cut that adds to the deficit. i want to underline that. no tax cut that adds to the deficit. >> paul ryan just days before the debate last week directly contradicted romney. ryan said lowering the tax...
117
117
Oct 10, 2012
10/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 117
favorite 0
quote 0
who knew he was driving our deficit? elmo is making a run for the border and oscar is hiding in a trash can. governor romney will let wall street run rampant but he will bring down the hammer on sesame street. that is not leadership. that is salesmanship. we cannot afford it,. we cannot afford to double down on top down economics. we cannot afford another round of tax cuts for the well. we cannot afford to roll back regulations on wall street banks or insurance company. we cannot afford to cut our investments in education or clean energy or research or technology. that's not a jobs plan. does not plan to grow the economy. that is not change. that is a relapse. we have been there and we have tried that. we are not going back, we are moving for. that's why i'm running for a second term as president of the united states. -- we are moving forward. [cheers and applause] we've got a different view about how to create jobs and prosperity in america. a strong economy does not trickled down from the top. it grows from a thriving
who knew he was driving our deficit? elmo is making a run for the border and oscar is hiding in a trash can. governor romney will let wall street run rampant but he will bring down the hammer on sesame street. that is not leadership. that is salesmanship. we cannot afford it,. we cannot afford to double down on top down economics. we cannot afford another round of tax cuts for the well. we cannot afford to roll back regulations on wall street banks or insurance company. we cannot afford to cut...
193
193
Oct 10, 2012
10/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 193
favorite 0
quote 0
but 2% gdp growth after you get to an almost 10% deficit spend of $3 trillion out of deficit stimulus, it's not robust growth. what happens in this election is important. clearly people have to get out and vote. what's going to happen on this groundwork and infrastructure of our economy over the next four years is going to be crucial for future generations. >>. no, it's not about infrastructure. it has nothing to do with infrastructure. david, it has to do with mitt romney's brilliant tax reform plan to lower the rates and broaden the base and cap the deductions. we're going to talk about that in the next segment with arthur laffer and jared bernstein. but don't you think there's potential here for a political and economic revolution? and if a pro-growth revolution comes, american entrepreneurs, american small businessmen and women are poised, they are poised to torque up the animal spirits and give this a great lift. i think people in the stock market are missing this, david goldman. >> larry, markets have never been good about predicting elections and discounted them. but the fact i
but 2% gdp growth after you get to an almost 10% deficit spend of $3 trillion out of deficit stimulus, it's not robust growth. what happens in this election is important. clearly people have to get out and vote. what's going to happen on this groundwork and infrastructure of our economy over the next four years is going to be crucial for future generations. >>. no, it's not about infrastructure. it has nothing to do with infrastructure. david, it has to do with mitt romney's brilliant tax...
165
165
Oct 10, 2012
10/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 165
favorite 0
quote 0
as far as the tax plan, look, he has said he will not pass a tax plan that is not deficit neutral. he's been very clear about this. his principles are do not change or modify the share of taxes paid at the upper income level, reduce the tax burden on the middle income level, cut rates across the board, particularly so you can create a more welcoming environment for small businesses, reduce the tax burden on small businesses, which are responsible for a disproportionate percentage of employment in this country, and you can do a lot of this by generating growth, getting rid of deductions, getting rid of a lot of the credits, getting rid of a lot of the loopholes and that is the plan he will put forward to congress. >> here's the thing. dan, here's the thing. nobody disputes that he intends to do some of this. what we don't know is how he intends to do it, and the specifics and until we get that, i think barack obama is perfectly entitled at the next two debates to take him on it, say hang on, you're cutting taxes by $5 trillion but what are you actually going to do to make up the $5
as far as the tax plan, look, he has said he will not pass a tax plan that is not deficit neutral. he's been very clear about this. his principles are do not change or modify the share of taxes paid at the upper income level, reduce the tax burden on the middle income level, cut rates across the board, particularly so you can create a more welcoming environment for small businesses, reduce the tax burden on small businesses, which are responsible for a disproportionate percentage of employment...
28
28
tv
eye 28
favorite 0
quote 0
i think that the issue of deficit spending in the enormous debt in the us is for sure an issue i think that it's something that needs to be addressed i think so many of these issues with dad and the debt overhang and what that creates in the economy kind of creates these situations that then we do see people protesting in the streets along with kleptocracy and the kind of programs that bail out banks mind you so there is that issue but i do think that there's this kind of political rhetoric that i hear where you hear politicians like newt gingrich or pundits saying the u.s. is greece and i do think that's a kind of a disingenuous talking point because the u.s. isn't greece the u.s. is not stuck in a currency zone where it has zero control of its monetary policy i mean love it or hate it the u.s. does have a fed printing money and setting interest rates also the u.s. dollars. the global reserve currency and the u.s. is benefiting from kind of a weird global situation where the u.s. dollar and u.s. debt is kind of a safe haven even though many would argue that ultimately it isn't but the
i think that the issue of deficit spending in the enormous debt in the us is for sure an issue i think that it's something that needs to be addressed i think so many of these issues with dad and the debt overhang and what that creates in the economy kind of creates these situations that then we do see people protesting in the streets along with kleptocracy and the kind of programs that bail out banks mind you so there is that issue but i do think that there's this kind of political rhetoric...
31
31
tv
eye 31
favorite 0
quote 0
is actually the deficit even going up so they're not doing what they estimated they wanted the budget to be so. and we also have the fed cheerleading that just you know think about that for a second with the fed really be pressing congress this way if the economy was was a lot stronger so no there's economic weakness everywhere it shows up in the participation rate it shows up in the fed sure lading as easily joseph in bed panic which i think we talked about any i.m.f. is way off the mark here they're going to be lowering these gas prices i love that the headline is that the i.m.f. downgrades forgot to say these are still far too rosy we just have a minute but no one nation that the i.m.f. upgraded with the u.s. and as you said you think the u.s. is in recession we talked about that before others i talk to you think a u.s. recession is baking a cake so what gives with i.m.f. . but related to roberta you ordered a little bit of rebirth so there you go late to every party but you are very much here for the party i really appreciate you being on the show and expounding upon all of this f
is actually the deficit even going up so they're not doing what they estimated they wanted the budget to be so. and we also have the fed cheerleading that just you know think about that for a second with the fed really be pressing congress this way if the economy was was a lot stronger so no there's economic weakness everywhere it shows up in the participation rate it shows up in the fed sure lading as easily joseph in bed panic which i think we talked about any i.m.f. is way off the mark here...
159
159
Oct 10, 2012
10/12
by
FOXNEWS
tv
eye 159
favorite 0
quote 0
you're missing up the deficit with the debt. >> no, no, no. you are missing the deficit. the deficit is yearly spending. the debt is cumulative. the debt wasn't wiped out. >> eric: sorry, johnny. you were wrong. okay. brian, you're up. >> brian: here it is. as long as i've been at fox and reading the newspaper, two stories always happen. is pete rose going to get in the hall of fame and will jennifer aniston find true love? one has come to end. 12 years after breaking up brat pitt left her for a hotter woman she found true love with a guy that bob worships. justin thrashgh. they're engaged and put it to bed. guys can stop thinking to themselves i have a shot at her. it's over and done. >> dana: she has been engaged for a while. >> brian: this is just hitting me. she is single so we could relate to her. she is searching for love. now people rose is left with the only question left. >> andrea: left her for a hotter woman? most men in the country are split. >> dana: quickly, the cheerleader from texas, miranda ferguson, set a record. we have it here. she did 35 backflips. th
you're missing up the deficit with the debt. >> no, no, no. you are missing the deficit. the deficit is yearly spending. the debt is cumulative. the debt wasn't wiped out. >> eric: sorry, johnny. you were wrong. okay. brian, you're up. >> brian: here it is. as long as i've been at fox and reading the newspaper, two stories always happen. is pete rose going to get in the hall of fame and will jennifer aniston find true love? one has come to end. 12 years after breaking up brat...
99
99
Oct 10, 2012
10/12
by
FOXNEWS
tv
eye 99
favorite 0
quote 0
you expose how detached the president is, as it relates to the budget dole and the deficit. he has a lack of relationships. you're best known for watergate. here we have a situation in benghazi, a known hot bed for terrorist training, an ambassador writing in his diary that he felt his life was in jeopardy. he requested additional security and it was denied. the libyan president said it was a terror attack from the very beginning. the white house went out there with this line that this was spontaneous with mortars and rocket-propelled grenades. it had nothing to do with america and the anniversary of 9/11. it was all based on a movie trailer. all of this story is unraveling. i would think, as a reporter, i am not a reporter, you are known to be a great reporter. this would be a gold mine. why are your colleagues in the media ignoring it? >> well, actually, some very strong stories have been done -- in the washington post -- they have. there is more to be done. clearly there is a disconnect -- i just want to correct one thing about what i say in the book about obama. i don't
you expose how detached the president is, as it relates to the budget dole and the deficit. he has a lack of relationships. you're best known for watergate. here we have a situation in benghazi, a known hot bed for terrorist training, an ambassador writing in his diary that he felt his life was in jeopardy. he requested additional security and it was denied. the libyan president said it was a terror attack from the very beginning. the white house went out there with this line that this was...
24
24
tv
eye 24
favorite 0
quote 0
the word austerity anymore they use these euphemisms they say tough decisions they say reducing the deficit they say reducing the government share of spending it's not fashionable to say the word austerity very uncomfortable with it so it's strategy not hugely coherent which is very important if cameron wants to gain this reputation is had in the past for huge compton's something he didn't mention which i have to say i wasn't really expecting was scotland of course we had recently that the stalemate between london and on as a holding a referendum on its participation in the u.k. david cameron will meet with premier alex salmond on monday to hash out the details but what we're hearing is that there will be a referendum held in. two thousand and fourteen i simple yes no question as to whether scotland will remain part of the u.k. and of course the major thing that david cameron does not want is to be the man who is in charge over the break up of the k. . of the let's get more the pros and cons of scott was possible independence and talk to gerry purvis he's leader of devo plus which campaigns
the word austerity anymore they use these euphemisms they say tough decisions they say reducing the deficit they say reducing the government share of spending it's not fashionable to say the word austerity very uncomfortable with it so it's strategy not hugely coherent which is very important if cameron wants to gain this reputation is had in the past for huge compton's something he didn't mention which i have to say i wasn't really expecting was scotland of course we had recently that the...
158
158
Oct 10, 2012
10/12
by
CURRENT
tv
eye 158
favorite 0
quote 0
any path forward on tax reform that promises to cut rates will either end up failing to reduce the deficit, or failing to protect the middle class from a net tax increase. >> eliot: senator schumer suggested allowing the rates to return to the prebush rate. of course republicans were quick to pounce on shumers new approach be old attacks. mitch mcconnell said, and i quote . . . for more on the mayhem in washington i'm joined by one of your favorites bernie sanders,ent senator of vermont. thank you so much for joining us tonight. >> my pleasure. >> eliot: is chuck schumer right that we could challenge the premise that rates at the top should come down. >> of course schumer is right. what the republicans want to do and some democrats is lower the tax rates for the wealthiest people in this country at a time right now, when the effect of what the wealthiest people actually pay is the lowest in decades. and even if you manage to close some loopholes you will become neutral -- you are not going to bring in any more revenue to help us deal with the deficit. shumer is right in saying we have to k
any path forward on tax reform that promises to cut rates will either end up failing to reduce the deficit, or failing to protect the middle class from a net tax increase. >> eliot: senator schumer suggested allowing the rates to return to the prebush rate. of course republicans were quick to pounce on shumers new approach be old attacks. mitch mcconnell said, and i quote . . . for more on the mayhem in washington i'm joined by one of your favorites bernie sanders,ent senator of vermont....
163
163
Oct 10, 2012
10/12
by
WRC
tv
eye 163
favorite 0
quote 0
romney's tax cuts will add $5 trillion to the tax cuts. >> if it's true it's not going to add to the deficit, that leaves only one option. that's asking middle class families to foot the bill. >> the president's charge of a $5 trillion tax cut is obviously inaccurate and wrong. >> reporter: romney also in ohio mocked the obama campaign's latest add to cut funding for pbs. >> big bird. big bird. he's focused on saving big bird. it's kind of a strange thing in my view because i'm focused on helping the american people get good jobs. >> reporter: sesame street asked the president to pull the big bird ad. >> twice in the six month lead up you had bombings at our compound there in benghazi and it's 9/11 in libya. what other warnings do you need? >> reporter: warnings for president obama romney's closing the gap. the latest poll, reuters has them tied, gallup has him up by 2 and q has them up by 4. >> reporter: we were talking about polls in the battleground state. it also looks like according to other polls that pennsylvania and michigan may no longer be safe bets for the president. lynn? >> trac
romney's tax cuts will add $5 trillion to the tax cuts. >> if it's true it's not going to add to the deficit, that leaves only one option. that's asking middle class families to foot the bill. >> the president's charge of a $5 trillion tax cut is obviously inaccurate and wrong. >> reporter: romney also in ohio mocked the obama campaign's latest add to cut funding for pbs. >> big bird. big bird. he's focused on saving big bird. it's kind of a strange thing in my view...
157
157
Oct 10, 2012
10/12
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 157
favorite 0
quote 0
deficit exceeding 11% of its gdp. now we and the royal of reducing the deficit. the very important issue is about the capacity of the government to get to the 6% public sector deficits. as the greek of skepticism in the markets, the capacity of the government. the government is confident that we can get to this figure. if they work to get their it will be very important positive message from market. spain is able to comply with the objectives of production in private sector deficit. next year for a half percent. going into less than 3% the year after. is that going to be easy because when you have the economy in a recessionary environment it's very difficult to increase revenues and is very difficult to reduce the expenses because a lot of expenses are linked with the macroeconomics situation. in terms of the financial sector we had to address a problem of real-estate -- real funding, the capacity and corporate governance and transparency. most of this issue is linked with the saving banks because by definition this saving banks were operating with real-estate th
deficit exceeding 11% of its gdp. now we and the royal of reducing the deficit. the very important issue is about the capacity of the government to get to the 6% public sector deficits. as the greek of skepticism in the markets, the capacity of the government. the government is confident that we can get to this figure. if they work to get their it will be very important positive message from market. spain is able to comply with the objectives of production in private sector deficit. next year...
87
87
Oct 10, 2012
10/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 87
favorite 0
quote 0
we have a big deficit. when senator brown and other republicans take the grover norquist pledge, and they say they will not raise money for millionaires and billionaires, they will not close the oil subsidies, what they are saying is they are just not serious about cutting the deficit, bringing the budget back into alignment. that means we will trigger across-the-board cuts. those cuts for the military is the worst possible way we could go. it is bad for the country. it is that for us here in massachusetts. here is why. it keeps lopping off 10%, 15%. we need to move -- use this opportunity to think about the military we need going forward in the 21st century. here is what i am prepared to do. i am prepared to get out there and fight, to talk about what the c5 galaxy means. this is the place where we have giant planes and take big groups and big equipment and have disaster relief all run the world. that is why there should not be a penny of cuts there. the cuts need to be in places like the standing army. we
we have a big deficit. when senator brown and other republicans take the grover norquist pledge, and they say they will not raise money for millionaires and billionaires, they will not close the oil subsidies, what they are saying is they are just not serious about cutting the deficit, bringing the budget back into alignment. that means we will trigger across-the-board cuts. those cuts for the military is the worst possible way we could go. it is bad for the country. it is that for us here in...
130
130
Oct 10, 2012
10/12
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 130
favorite 0
quote 0
another important element is a private set her deficit. wow, another important reform has been to put into the constitution, a financial stability law, that means that the government is going to be more able to meet their objectives and to put a degree on the expand says and the deficit of the regional suspense, which is part of the issue because the expenditures from the central government, another part of the government in which you have tools in order to make them comply with your objectives. at the government has proper tools. and in the process of the fiscal situation as we see in this chart, we have a totally out-of-control deficits in the year 2009 with a deficit exceeding 11% of the gdp and now we are to reducing the step thursday of the very important issue and what the markets wonder if the capacity of the government to get to the 6.3%. there is a degree in the market and the capacity, but the government is confident that she can get this figure and i think it would be a very important message for the market. if it's able to comp
another important element is a private set her deficit. wow, another important reform has been to put into the constitution, a financial stability law, that means that the government is going to be more able to meet their objectives and to put a degree on the expand says and the deficit of the regional suspense, which is part of the issue because the expenditures from the central government, another part of the government in which you have tools in order to make them comply with your...